Sam Altman claims knowing what questions to ask trumps raw intelligence as AI advances — Users struggle to realize Copilot and ChatGPT’s full potential, owing to poor prompt engineering skills

The pace at which the world is evolving is accelerating significantly due to the swift appearance and widespread use of sophisticated generative AI technologies. It’s hard not to notice how AI-enhanced search engines such as ChatGPT Search from OpenAI are transforming the search environment, delivering concise, well-organized, and pertinent answers to inquiries.

Although labeled as an illegal monopoly in the search sector, a former Google engineer suggests that the company may have other significant challenges to address with OpenAI’s provisional search tool. It’s not just search that is affected by the AI boom; OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has argued that AI might gradually diminish the significance of raw intelligence in various fields.

During a recent conversation on the ReThinking podcast, Altman shared with organizational psychologist Adam Grant (as reported by CNBC):

In the future, we may appreciate certain skills highly, although they won’t rely on sheer intellectual capacity as much as they do now. The key will lie in determining the right questions rather than focusing solely on finding the answers.

In essence, Grant appeared to echo Altman’s thoughts, emphasizing the significance of posing queries that help identify patterns and provide additional context about a subject.

It’s more beneficial to serve as a bridge between ideas… If you can discern and create connections among patterns, you gain an advantage.

As an analyst, I find it intriguing to note that executives at OpenAI emphasize the significance of posing insightful questions, which could stimulate a cognitive process essential for tackling intricate problems. Last year, a report surfaced in Microsoft’s AI division highlighting one of their main concerns: the performance of Copilot is not as effective compared to ChatGPT.

I’ve derived immense professional satisfaction from tackling complex issues and coming up with unique solutions that haven’t been discovered yet. In my opinion, this is how we will approach and solve difficult problems in the future.

Microsoft swiftly dismissed the assertion, explaining it was due to insufficient prompt formulation abilities. An employee at Microsoft emphasized that Copilot’s performance relies heavily on how one structures their query or request. Since then, Microsoft has made available a collection of informative videos for Copilot users, aimed at improving their understanding and application of prompt engineering skills.

In September 2024, Microsoft initiated Copilot Academy to empower businesses with top strategies when utilizing and maximizing this tool’s functions. As more individuals join the AI movement and rely heavily on such tools, prompt engineering is gaining significant importance and is quickly becoming a vital skill.

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2025-01-15 13:09